PRESIDENT CLINTON
NAMES GEORGE MU AS U.S. AMBASSADOR
TO THE REPUBLIC OF COTE D'IVOIRE

The President today announced his intent to nominate George Mu to
be U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Cote d'Ivoire.

Mr. George Mu, of San Francisco, California, entered the Foreign
Service in l969, and started his career in Singapore, followed by
postings to Hong Kong, Taipei, and Tokyo. He returned to the Department
of Commerce in l983, where he served as Deputy Director in the Office of
Japan followed by assignments in Korea, Canada, Tokyo, and the U.S.
Mission to the European Union in Brussels. Mr. Mu was appointed by the
President to the rank of Career Minister in l992, becoming the highest
ranking Foreign Service Officer in the Commercial Service.

Born and raised in San Francisco, Mr. Mu is a graduate of the
University of California in Berkeley.